I tell him about my seasonal allergies, and that based on my google-doctoring I worry I may have a sulfite allergy or sensitivity (which would explain the dried fruit, matches, and occasional shrimp reactions). I confidently state that I really don't think I have any food allergies, but Dr. wants to do a full food panel anyway.
72 pricks and 10 minutes later, the doctor comes back, audibly gasps, and the nurse makes a joke about needing to wire my jaw shut. It seems I was wrong about not having any food reactions. Here's the sheet I left with, detailing my reactions:
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| From Eat Me Allergies |
How daunting is that right column? Wheat! Soy! Sesame! Shrimp! Potatoes! Rice! Vanilla! Not to mention egg whites, white grapes (wine!) and my personal saddest: Crab. All this in addition to the sulfites suspects, which we can't test for: most notably wine and beer.
My immediate reaction: This is a joke right? I'm nearly 30, I've never considered myself a person with food allergies, I'm living my life just fine aside from a few seasonal allergies and you're telling me I'm allergic to wheat, eggs, soy, etc. and I just never knew it?!
Dr. Allergist says his recommendation will be to eliminate every highlighted food on this list for 30 days. Says most patients who do this come back at the end feeling amazing, and totally willing to live without this stuff forever (but that if I can't, we can try adding things back one at a time to see what I can tolerate).
I leave the doctor with an appointment to come back in a few weeks with some of my dog's saliva and hair for a full environmental allergies panel and some nutrition counseling.
Whoa.
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